Cambridge O Level · 5054 · Paper 1 · Multiple choice
Physics 5054/11 May/June 2018 past paper
Cambridge O Level Physics (5054) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 1, May/June 2018: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 40 questions, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 40
- Marks
- 40
- Grade A from
- 29
File names: 5054_s18_qp_11 · 5054_s18_ms_11
Grade thresholds for 5054/11 May/June 2018
The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 40). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 5054/11 May/June 2018 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 5054/11 May/June 2018
- Question 1
Which statement about electromagnetic waves is correct? A All electromagnetic waves have speeds in air of approximately …
- Question 2
A student wishes to measure directly the circumference of a football. Which is the most suitable instrument to use? A calipers B a measuring tape C a micrometer D a ruler
- Question 3
The diagram shows a satellite S travelling at a constant speed in a circular orbit around a planet …
- Question 4
Which speed-time graph represents the motion of a railway train making a short stop at a station? speed time speed time speed time speed …
- Question 5
The minimum braking distance for a car is tested on a dry road. The test is then repeated on a wet road. What happens to the braking distance and to the frictional force between the tyres and the road? braking …
- Question 6
Which piece of equipment is used to measure mass? A balance B manometer C measuring cylinder D newton meter
- Question 7
A body of mass 10 kg falling freely in the gravitational field close to the Moon’s surface has an acceleration of …
- Question 8
The graph shows extension-load curves for four fibres. Which fibre is the most difficult to stretch over the range of loads shown? extension load …
- Question 9
The diagram shows a muscle and bones in a person’s arm. The hand holds a load of weight 40 N. The elbow acts as a pivot and the tension in the muscle keeps the lower part of the arm horizontal. …
- Question 10
Four objects of equal mass rest on a table. The centre of mass of each object is labelled G. Which object is the least stable? …
- Question 11
Forces of 4.0 N and 2.0 N act at a point. Which scale diagram shows the forces that have a resultant of …
- Question 12
A student calculates his power in running up a flight of stairs. He measures the vertical height of the stairs, the time taken to run up the stairs and his weight. How does he calculate his power? A height × …
- Question 13
How does an oil-fired power station differ from a nuclear power station? A Gases emitted by hot fuel are emitted into the atmosphere. B Steam is produced in a boiler using hot fuel. C The hot steam is used to …
- Question 14
Five blocks have the same mass but different base areas. They all rest on a horizontal table. A graph is plotted to show the relationship between the pressure exerted on the table and the base area of the block. Which …
- Question 15
Each tyre of a car has an area of 100 cm2 in contact with the ground. The car has a mass of 1600 kg. The weight of the car is equally distributed amongst the four tyres. The gravitational field strength …
- Question 16
The diagram shows a simple mercury barometer. Which height is a measure of the atmospheric pressure? …
- Question 17
What is described as ‘the escape of more energetic molecules from the surface of a liquid’? A condensation B evaporation C melting D radiation
- Question 18
The diagrams represent four thermometers. …
- Question 19
What happens when a solid is heated and expands? A The molecules do not change size and the spaces between the molecules become larger. B The molecules expand and the spaces between the molecules become larger. C The molecules expand …
- Question 20
When a piece of smouldering rope is held at the opening of the box in the diagram, smoke moves in the direction indicated. smoke glass fronted box burning candle smouldering rope What is responsible for the movement of the smoke? …
- Question 21
The diagrams show four identical cans with their outside surfaces either polished silver or painted dull black. Each can contains the same volume of water, initially at 80 °C. After five minutes in a cool room, which can contains the …
- Question 22
The diagram shows two divergent rays of light from an object O being reflected from a plane mirror. At which position is the image formed? …
- Question 23
Which statement is correct? A Total internal reflection only occurs when light travels from air into glass. B The larger the refractive index of glass, the larger is the critical angle. C When total internal reflection occurs, the angle of …
- Question 24
The diagram shows the paths of two rays from the top of an object through a lens. object lens The object is viewed from the opposite side of the lens to the object. How does the image compare with the …
- Question 25
A young person with healthy ears can hear a range of frequencies. What is the approximate range of frequencies? A 2 Hz to 2000 Hz only B 2 Hz to 20 000 Hz only C 20 Hz to 2000 Hz …
- Question 26
The diagram shows a loudspeaker that is producing a continuous sound wave of frequency 200 Hz in air. loudspeaker P Which diagram best shows how the sound wave causes a molecule at P to move during …
- Question 27
The diagram shows an alarm system. iron core pivot iron armature bell battery P What happens when battery P is disconnected? iron armature bell A falls rings B falls stops ringing C moves up rings D moves up stops ringing
- Question 28
An electric current in a wire is into the page. Which diagram shows the shape and direction of the magnetic field around the wire? current into page current into page current into page current into page …
- Question 29
A copper wire X has resistance R. Another copper wire Y has twice the length and half the cross- sectional area of …
- Question 30
In the circuit shown, the temperature of the room and the amount of light affect the current. thermistor LDR Under which conditions is the current in the circuit the largest? temperature amount of light A high in bright light B …
- Question 31
An electrical appliance is plugged into a socket in the wall. The plug contains a fuse. What is the main purpose of the fuse? A to earth the appliance B to earth the plug C to protect the user from …
- Question 32
A horizontal beam of electrons passes between the two poles of a magnet. S beam of electrons N In which direction is the beam deflected? A into the page B out of the page C towards the north pole D …
- Question 33
Which graph shows the voltage output V against time t for an a.c. generator? …
- Question 34
A loudspeaker and a microphone are placed in front of a wall. loudspeaker microphone wall The loudspeaker makes a sound which is detected by the microphone. The microphone is connected to an oscilloscope which is set so that each division …
- Question 35
The circuit diagram shows a variable resistor R connected in parallel to the lower half of a potential divider. …
- Question 36
Thin aluminium foil is used in cooking. The diagram shows a system used to control the thickness of aluminium foil being made in a factory. rollers aluminium foil radioactive source radiation detector What is the most suitable radioactive source for …
- Question 37
Which of alpha, beta and gamma radiations are waves? A alpha only B beta only C gamma only D alpha and beta
- Question 38
A radioactive isotope of hydrogen has a half-life of 12 years. A sample contains 40 million atoms of this isotope. How many atoms of this isotope are left after 24 years? A 20 million B 10 million C 5 million …
- Question 39
How many nucleons are in one neutral atom of the krypton isotope Kr? …
- Question 40
A radioactive nucleus is represented as …
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